Distribution Work Planning

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**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- Distribution Asset Sustainment and Maintenance (DASM) has a challenging and exciting
- opportunity for a highly motivated individual with demonstrated and proven communication,
- leadership, and cross functional relationship building skills to join the team as a Distribution
- Planning and Process Coordinator at BC Hydro's Edmonds office in Burnaby, BC or an alternative
- BC Hydro office depending on space availability and/or the current location of the successful-
- Expert in BC Hydro’s Geospatial Information System (GIS), Spatial Asset Management (SAM),
- Steady State System (SSS), Maintenance Design Tracking System (MDTS), and Passport and- distribution line assets and work programs.
- Duties will include but are not limited to the following:
- Assists DASM Program Engineers with development, presentation and update of Distribution

Maintenance Standards and Bulletins, Asset Health Indices, Asset Strategies, Annual Plans and
- 10 Year Plans.- Leads development and maintenance of business processes, business rules, and financial

accounting for DASM work programs in SAM, SSS, MDTS, Passport, SAP and other systems.- Works with DASM Program Engineers and Program and Contract Management (PCM) staff to

establish the queries and work templates to develop the annual and quarterly work packages for
- DASM, PCB and Asbestos work programs before and during the fiscal year.- Uses, loads, and leads maintenance and enhancement of SAM, SSS, MDTS, Passport, SAP
- Leads the review of monthly work program progress as reported by PCM. Reports on progress

of the long term work plan including progress in addressing work backlogs. Explains and reports
- on overall and high level variances to the Maintenance and End of Life Capital work programs
- based on detailed input from PCM.- Quality checks GIS, SAM, SSS, MDTS, Passport, and SAP data to ensure entries, data and

charging for work programs are complete and accurate.- Departmental Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAM and member of SAM Technical Working

Group.- SME for querying/reporting/analysing SAM/GIS data and developing SAM work templates for

work programs.- Departmental SME for BC Hydro’s Distribution Analysis and Design (DAD) and member of DAD

Technical Working Group.- Ensures GIS data model changes coordinate and align with Asset Planning business goals
- Produces monthly reports for outstanding SAM Action Requests and Data Corrections
- Manages graffiti policy, annual graffiti grants to municipalities and the ad hoc escalation in graffiti

complaints from the public.- Acts as advisor and BC Hydro representative for Legal claims pertaining to maintenance and

replacement of assets on the distribution system.**Qualifications**:
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- Minimum 8 years knowledge and experience in the design, maintenance and/or construction of

an electrical utility distribution system.- Possesses a Diploma of Technology, Bachelor’s Degree or proven work experience directly

related to the duties of this position*.- Ongoing development such as self-study, attendance at technical and administrative courses

and participation in technical and professional societies. Certificates required as evidence of
- continued professional development.- Excellent communication, technical writing, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Proficient in using enterprise business systems including work management and GIS-
maintenance standards and developing innovative techniques for maintaining overhead and/or
- underground distribution infrastructure and equipment; the ability to perform technical research
- and provide reliable advice on difficult problems which can augment the departmental mandate;
- the ability to prepare and interpret engineering plans and specifications; strong knowledge of
- industry standards and a keen asset management business acumen; and experience in risk and
- hazard evaluation.**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following requirements in good
- standing:
- Driver's License Type = Class 5
- Job location is Edmonds A03 or Other Mutually Agreed Upon BC Hydro Office.
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